Monday, June 05, 2023
Please Just Fucking Tell Me What Term I Am Allowed to Use for the Sweeping Social and Political Changes You Demand
Please Just Fucking Tell Me What Term I Am Allowed to Use for the Sweeping Social and Political Changes You Demand - FREDDIE DEBOER
- you don't get to insist that no one talks about your political project and it's weak and pathetic that you think you do
"......woke, it’s a “dogwhistle” for racism. (The term “dogwhistle” is a way for people to simply impute attitudes you don’t hold onto you, to make it easier to dismiss criticism, for the record.)
- But the same people say there’s no such thing as political correctness, and they also say identity politics is a bigoted term.
So I’m kind of at a loss.
- Also, they propose sweeping changes to K-12 curricula, but you can’t call it CRT, even though the curricular documents specifically reference CRT, and if you do you’re an idiot and also you’re a racist cryptofascist.
- Also nobody (nobody!) ever advocated for defunding the police, and if they did it didn’t actually mean defunding the police.
Seems to be a real resistance to simple, comprehensible terms around here...
Media says voting threatens democracy - Don Surber
Media says voting threatens democracy - Don Surber"The Jeff Bezos WaPost sent two reporters to Grand Haven, Michigan, a town of 11,011 people and the county seat of Ottawa County.
Their job was to do his newspaper’s version of a story in Politico in February, “What It Looks Like When the Far Right Takes Control of Local Government.”...
“Ottawa County offers a glimpse of what happens when one of the building blocks of American democracy is consumed by ideological battles.”
“Ottawa County offers a glimpse of what happens when one of the building blocks of American democracy is consumed by ideological battles.”
The Post story began, “The eight new members of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners had run for office promising to ‘thwart tyranny’ in their lakeside Michigan community of 300,000 people.
“In this case the oppressive force they aimed to thwart was the county government they now ran. It was early January, their first day in charge. An American flag held down a spot at the front of the board’s windowless meeting room. Sea-foam green carpet covered the floor.
“The new commissioners, all Republicans, swore their oaths of office on family Bibles. And then the firings began. Gone was the lawyer who had represented Ottawa County for 40 years. Gone was the county administrator who oversaw a staff of 1,800. To run the health department, they voted to install a service manager from a local HVAC company who had gained prominence as a critic of mask mandates.”...
- People elected an overwhelming majority of 8 new Republican commissioners (out of 11 commissioners) that the Jeff Bezos newspaper did not like.
- They made changes that the newspaper did not like, and so the Jeff Bezos Post said this threatened “the building blocks of American democracy.”
One of the changes made was to the county’s motto “that sat atop the county’s website and graced its official stationery.”
- The 186-year-old county adopted that motto — Where You Belong — six years ago.
- The new one is Where Freedom Rings.
Children's choir silenced while performing the national anthem in US Capitol because 'it might offend someone': Video - TheBlaze
Children's choir silenced while performing the national anthem in US Capitol because 'it might offend someone': Video - TheBlaze:
An elite children's choir was silenced in the middle of performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" inside the U.S. Capitol after Capitol police reportedly feared that the song could be considered a "protest" and "might offend someone."
Eco-nutz ain't gonna like this!-----Forest fires: North America's boreal forests are burning a lot, but less than 150 years ago
Forest fires: North America's boreal forests are burning a lot, but less than 150 years ago"...In North American boreal forests, several million hectares can go up in smoke in a single year.
On the other hand, these forest fires can seem almost negligible for several consecutive years.
During the past 60 years, the area annually affected by forest fires has increased, presumably because of climate change.
Or at least that’s part of the explanation....
- The results of our research contradict the common wisdom about North American boreal forests — that they burned more in the past than they do today.
But before we go into more detail about this, we feel it’s important to provide some background and context...
History for June 5
History for June 5 - On-This-Day.com
Adam Smith 1723 - Author
- 1752 - Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.
- 1851 - Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in "The National Era."
- 1884 - U.S. Civil War General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
- 1933 - President Roosevelt signed the bill that took the U.S. off of the gold standard.
- 1998 - A strike began at a General Motors Corp. parts factory near Detroit, MI, that closed five assembly plants and idled workers across the U.S. for seven weeks.
Sunday, June 04, 2023
Family punished for opposing transgender student in girls' locker room scores settlement with school district - TheBlaze
Family punished for opposing transgender student in girls' locker room scores settlement with school district - TheBlaze:
The lawsuit stemmed from 2022 incident in the girls locker room at the school. According to Blake and some of her peers, a biological male who identifies as transgender entered their locker room while the girls were in various states of undress.
"A male was in our locker room when volleyball girls were trying to get changed," Blake told the Daily Signal back in October.
Surveys Show People Like Socialism Until They Learn What It Is - America Out Loud
Surveys Show People Like Socialism Until They Learn What It Is - America Out Loud - by Wallace Garneau 
- Depending on the poll used, young Americans tend to favor socialism over capitalism by a ratio of approximately four to one.
- Interestingly, only about one in four young Americans actually know what socialism is...
Instead of asking, “Do you prefer socialism or capitalism?”⏤ perhaps we should consider asking,
- What percentage of your income should the government allow you to keep?”...
- Who should decide where you live: you or the government?
- Who should decide what foods you eat: you or the government?
- Who should decide which career field you pursue: you or the government?
- Who should decide the temperature of your house: you or the government?...
- Should you be allowed to own a car? If so, who should determine which car you can own: you or the government?...Read all!
The emperor has no mind!-----Biden Bumbles, then Stumbles | Power Line
Biden Bumbles, then Stumbles | Power Line
"Joe Biden gave the commencement address at the Air Force Academy today, and had a number of puzzling moments with his teleprompter, like this one:
"Joe Biden gave the commencement address at the Air Force Academy today, and had a number of puzzling moments with his teleprompter, like this one:
And then the inevitable happened...
Jewish conservatives combat left-wing protection of George Soros with 'Jews Against Soros' coalition | Fox News
Jewish conservatives combat left-wing protection of George Soros with 'Jews Against Soros' coalition | Fox News:
Some Jewish conservatives are joining forces to combat what they say is the left's intellectually dishonest shielding of Democrat megadonor George Soros.
Former federal prosecutor Will Scharf and Newsweek senior editor-at-large Josh Hammer launched Jews Against Soros (JAS), a grassroots coalition of American Jews that not only opposes Soros' "leftist agenda" but is fighting back against the "left-wing smear" that criticizing the Jewish Hungarian billionaire is antisemitic, a claim that has often been leveled by Democrats and members of the media when conservatives call out his major influence in politics.
Something is making them dumber!-----College students need less tech, more books | The College Fix
College students need less tech, more books | The College Fix -MAGGIE KELLY - ASSISTANT EDITOR 
- It’s hardly news that cell phones and laptops distract students from learning as much as they facilitate it...
- “In a survey conducted by Tindell and Bohlander (2011), 92% of college students reported using their phones to send text messages during class,” according to the article...
- Even more, technology has enabled cheating on a level more advanced than teachers have seen.
California city faces fury of residents at community meeting: Who wants to live like this?! | Fox News
California city faces fury of residents at community meeting: Who wants to live like this?! | Fox News:
Over 500 residents and business owners turned up to a community meeting in Oakland, California, this week to voice their frustrations over the city's "rampant" crime problem. Open Mind Music owner Henry Wimmer told "America Reports" on Thursday that he's been a victim of smash-and-grab theft and once scared off a person casing a car with a flashlight.
"What I see is a lot of people upset and understandably so, because crime has really been rampant in the time I've been in the Rockridge neighborhood, which is really a beautiful, wonderful neighborhood," Wimmer said.
What the hell?!!-----McClain: Gotion factory an attempt to ‘overtake’ Michigan
McClain: Gotion factory an attempt to ‘overtake’ Michigan - James David Dickson
First up, Rep. John James, R-Farmington Hills, introduced the No American Tax Dollars to CCP bill in April.
- ‘The CCP is not our friend,’ says Michigan rep on floor of Congress
First up, Rep. John James, R-Farmington Hills, introduced the No American Tax Dollars to CCP bill in April.
The bill would prohibit public giveaways for “battery components manufactured or assembled by corporations associated with foreign entities of concern,” a restriction that would have prevented Michigan’s incentives to Gotion, a company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party...
Gotta read this lefty drivel. Prof equates "climate change" with "gravity".-----Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies - Inside Climate News
Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies - Inside Climate News
- “You can say gravity isn't true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching.
- Keely Fisher, an Ohio State University graduate student, is one of many people on campus who fear the ramifications of a legislative proposal that seeks to regulate discussions of climate policy in higher education.
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